A probe card including probes, a build-up interconnection layer having a multilayer interconnection structure therein and carrying the probes on a top surface in electrical connection with the multilayer interconnection structure, and a capacitor provided on the build-up interconnection layer in electrical connection with one of the probes via the multilayer interconnection structure, wherein the multilayer interconnection structure includes an inner via-contact in the vicinity of the probe and the capacitor is embedded in a resin insulation layer constituting the build-up layer.
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1. A capacitor, comprising: a dielectric film; a first electrode film formed on a first principal surface of said dielectric film; a second electrode film formed on a second principal surface of said dielectric film, said first and second electrode films and said dielectric film forming a laminated structure having first and second sides; a first interconnection part extending from said first electrode film to said first side of said laminated structure through openings in said dielectric film and said second electrode film; and a second interconnection part extending from said second electrode film to said first side, a resin layer being formed on a second side of said laminated structure, wherein another resin layer is formed on said first side of said laminated structure, said first interconnection part and said second interconnection part being exposed at a surface of said another resin layer.
2. A capacitor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said capacitor has a total thickness, defined as a thickness from a bottom surface of said resin layer to a top surface of said first and second interconnection parts, of 10 μm or less.
3. A capacitor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first and second interconnection parts form respective contactors such that the contactors are aligned on a substantially flush plane.
4. A capacitor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said resin layer is selected from the group consisting of a polyimide resin, an epoxy resin, a bismaleimide triazine resin, a polytetrafluoroethylene resin, a benzocylcobutene resin, an acryl resin, and diallyl phthalate resin.
5. A capacitor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said resin layer has a surface roughness of 5 nm or less.
6. A semiconductor device, comprising: a capacitor; and a semiconductor chip on which said capacitor is mounted; said capacitor comprising: a dielectric film; a first electrode film formed on a first principal surface of said dielectric film; a second electrode film formed on a second principal surface of said dielectric film, said first and second electrode films and said dielectric film forming a laminated structure having first and second sides; a first interconnection part extending from said first electrode film to said first side of said laminated structure formed of said dielectric film and said first and second electrode films through openings in said dielectric film and said second electrode film; and a second interconnection part extending from said second electrode film to said first side, a resin layer being formed on a second side of said laminated structure, wherein another resin layer is formed on said first side of said laminated structure, said first interconnection part and said second interconnection part being exposed at a surface of said another resin layer.
7. A method of manufacturing a capacitor, comprising the steps of: forming a first insulation film of a resin on a substrate; forming a first electrode film on said first insulation film; forming a dielectric film on said first electrode film; forming a second electrode film on said dielectric film; and removing all of said substrate by an etching process such that all of one side of said first insulation film is exposed, further comprising, after said step of forming said second electrode film but before said step of removing said substrate, the steps of: forming an access hole in said dielectric film and said first electrode film so as to expose said lower electrode film; forming a second insulation film over said second electrode film so as to fill said access hole; forming first and second contact holes in said second insulation film so as to expose said first electrode film and said second electrode film, respectively, said first contact hole being formed within said access hole; and providing first and second lead contacts, respectively, in said first and second contact holes in contact with said first electrode film and said second electrode film.
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